Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
US DoJ files for overturning January 6 convictions for far-right groups’ members
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The Justice Department has requested a federal appeals court to overturn the seditious conspiracy convictions of leaders from the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups. These leaders were convicted and sentenced to prison for their role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The request seeks to erase all convictions, including that of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, even though he did not receive a pardon. This action is a reversal from the Biden administration, which initially celebrated the convictions as a victory for accountability. The Justice Department filed the request with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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AI-ExtractedThe government has decided in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of a criminal case is in the interests of justice.
Prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the convictions.
The request by the Justice Department would erase all the convictions for extremist group leaders.
Trump commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders last January.
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders.
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